Catholic conversation with two convert friends about friendship and faith in the midst of motherhood. Life with littles is better when we do it together, so grab a load of laundry, and join us (Annie & Sarah) for some laughs. Listen to your favorite Catholic Mom Podcast on Saturday mornings every 3 weeks or so!
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The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and turns of life as Catholic Christian women through candid conversations, laughter, and insightful interviews. Join your host, Heather, as she dive deep into the messy and beautiful journey of faith, healing, and growth. In each episode, she shares wisdom and stories, from the comical to the heartfelt, and offers practical advice for managing the chaos of daily life. Whether it’s balancing family, home, work, or personal development ...
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Join Sarah (a Catholic) and Liz (a pagan witch) as they learn more about each other's practices by telling each other stories about (you guessed it) saints and witches. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/saints-and-witches/support
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It’s bittersweet, a little emotional, but it’s time! We’re wrapping up the podcast after 4 great years of conversation about friendship, littles, faith, and just doing life together! We talk about the reasons why it feels like time and send you off with some other podcast recommendations. If you could rate and review the podcast one last time, that…
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Convos with a Sister - Sr Agnes of the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia
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Join me as I chat about the Dominican and St Cecilian spiritualities with my new sister-friend from Fatima, Sr Agnes! Links Website for the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia in Nashville (motherhouse) Direct link to Donate to the Sisters! If you need any links PLEASE email me holyhotmessmom@gmail.com because I did this completely off the cuff and …
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We’re all going to pay taxes, but knowing how the system works can prepare us for retirement with a little more money in our savings accounts. Today’s guest, Charlie Horonzy, returns to discuss the ways we can use the tax code to our advantage. We discuss how tax planning is one of the most critical aspects of financial planning, how much better re…
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If this podcast encourages or helps you in your journey with Jesus in any way, please email me holyhotmessmom@gmail.com to let me know. I truly feel like I'm running on fumes in life and need a little external motivation to keep going! Join me as I recap one year living as an American in Spain. It's not a me-show but more a what-is-God-teaching-me-…
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NO REGERTS! with Messy Family Project Alicia Hernon EP82
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We ask Alicia (mom of 10 kids ages 12-29) how we can be moms who look back and don’t have regrets about how we raised our kids. She shares some real gems - from loving children in their freedom, what is actually within our control, and preparing the environment for faith to grow - we’re so excited to share this episode with you! Messy Family Podcas…
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Caring for our Postpartum Selves, Detachment and Truth Seeking with Natalie Zima
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Join me and Natalie Zima (@NatlieZimaa on IG) as we chat about motherhood. From one mama (me) with 10 years of experience a younger mama who is in the trenches of figuring out motherhood now - we discuss everything from following intuition, marriage struggles in the transition into parenting, detaching from the world, fighting how the world says pa…
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Learning This One Thing Changed My Motherhood: Primitive Nerve Reflexes
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A solo episode where we chat about the one thing that absolutely changed my motherhood AND my relationship with my kids, an absolute answered prayer. This episode deep dives the topic of retained primitive reflexes - what they are, what causes them, what the symptoms of the immature reflexes are, and how you can get your kiddo some simple but extre…
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Usury: Are Interest Bearing Investments Ethical? | Jerod Frank
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The nature of the sin called usury has its proper place and origin in a mutuum contract. Jerod Frank, a financial advisor and recent Catholic convert, shares his personal journey of grappling with the concept of usury within the context of ethical and moral investing. We answer questions such as should there be limits to profits? Jerod delves into …
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The Life of a Catholic Military Priest w Fr. Peter Pomposello
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I got to have an amazing chat with Fr Peter Pomposello who is the official US army chaplain for recruiting new priests into the US Army (or funneling them into whatever service they're interested in joining). A lifetime as a Catholic and a military kid/wife and I had no clue how intricate, involved, and extremely sacrificial the call to serve as a …
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Wife of Anglican Priest Converts to Catholicism EP81
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Hannah is a long time listener and we had such a great time hearing her story of God's grace working throughout her life, from great faith formation as a Protestant to InterVarsity Bible studies, to meeting her husband in an Anglican Church (and him becoming an Anglican priest), through infertility, and then 4 kids under 5, to entering the Catholic…
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Crafting A Daily Holy Hour as a Busy Catholic Woman
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A solo episode where we deep dive the topic of Marian Apparitions. Often us Catholics get a bad rap for our relationship with Mama Mary but I've got all the background, why we think Mary appears to us, some focus on her messaging of repentance and love for her son, some info on a few of the many apparitions. Reminder, for only $4.99/month you can g…
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Sexual Moral Theology Questions Answered with Dr Sarah Bartel
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Dr Sarah Bartel on Sexual Moral Theology Encyclicals | John Paul IIThe Holy Seehttps://www.vatican.va › content › encyclicals.index.html https://www.canafeast.com/?r_done=1 https://www.littlewayofmarriage.com/ https://www.canafeast.com/MyDelight-9-Skills About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and t…
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A silent spiritual retreat weekend, taking the time to think about each kids’ needs, and some habits of good sleepers (adults) from a sleep book titled, "The Sleep Book," by Dr. Guy Meadows. We are SO LOW key in this episode, it's unbelievable. You might even want to listen to this if you need something to relax you to fall asleep. Next episode we …
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Struggle with Side Hustles & MLMs in Christian Mom Culture
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A solo reflection and dive into what's been weighing on my heart in participating and promoting these types of ventures. Not talking about families who generally need a second income but instead the world pushing that if you're on the internet, you might as well be making money and that leads us to be distracted, over spending, sometimes predatory …
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Sarah Kang is a Certified Financial Planner with UAK Diversified, a firm she runs with her husband. With a focus on the personal side of financial planning, Sarah brings her experience as a music teacher to planning in a way that allows her to break things down in a way that just makes sense. In this episode, Ben and Sarah discuss how helping peopl…
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How to Convert a Husband (you can't) with Caroline Perkins
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Friendly, causal chat with Caroline about how to convert your husband to Catholicism. About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and turns of life as Catholic Christian women through candid conversations, laughter, and insightful interviews. Join your host, Heather, as she dive deep into the messy and …
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Election Year Politics though a Catholic Lens: According to Bridget
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Today, I'm chatting with the amazing Bridget from According to Bridget, and we're tackling election year politics through a Catholic lens. Join us as we navigate the tricky waters of political discourse, sprinkled with a dash of humor and a whole lot of faith. From hot topics to civic duty, we're diving deep into how we can approach it all as Catho…
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Babies on Airplanes, Day Trips with Husbands EP 79
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Annie's winery day trip date, Sarah’s trip CA with one baby, how it feels great to step away, inviting older couples over for dinner to widen your perspective, and some of Sarah’s thoughts on the book Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy! Patreon, Socials, Show Links etc. 🌱 (Episode is ad free on Patreon+ bonus stuff) We'd LOVE to hear from you ✉️…
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Today's Sponsor! Rooted for Good Skincare! Use code HOLYHOTMESS20 for a discount on your organic, quality, Catholic owned skincare brand! Join me as we explore how to cultivate sacred self-care that isn't selfish, but essential for keeping our spirits alive and thriving so that we can pour into others and be Christ to the world. From setting bounda…
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Home Calculator: Should You Rent or Buy? | Michael Acosta
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With 9 years in the finance industry, Michael Acosta returns to the show with some insights on homeownership. Michael is driven to work for his clients with the guidance of his tag line “Prepare, Perform, Prosper”. Questions discussed in this episode include: Should you pursue homeownership? Is a home a good investment? And is renting bad? All that…
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Restore Trust in Your Marriage with Patrick & Sarah Metts
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Grab your coffee and get cozy because on this episode of the Holy Hot Mess Podcast, Heather sits down with Sarah and Patrick Metts, creators of RESTORE Catholic Marriage. They're here to give insight on navigating the rocky road of marriage when trust takes a hit - everything from communication hiccups to full-blown (inevitable) crises. Sarah and P…
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Prepared Not Panicked: Should Christians Prep for the Next Disaster, War, Pandemic or Crisis?
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In this solo episode of the Holy Hot Mess Podcast, your host Heather delves into a topic that's both timely and timeless: how Christians can navigate turbulent times with preparedness, without succumbing to panic. Drawing from her own experiences and insights, Heather offers practical advice and spiritual guidance for believers facing the uncertain…
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Mom retreats we loved and hated (and when to retreat from your kids into the bathroom), ideas for immediate consequences to have in your back pocket, first reconciliation, and Annie’s dislike of public forum Q&A’s - it’s a catch up episode! Patreon, Socials, Show Links etc. 🌱 (Episode is ad free on Patreon+ bonus stuff) We'd LOVE to hear from yo…
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Insta-Mom: Is Social Media Hurting Our Motherhood? with Caroline Perkins
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Grab your coffee, cozy up, & join Heather on the Holy Hot Mess podcast for Catholic Women for an unscripted, heart-to-heart chat with the fabulous Caroline Perkins. This episode is like eavesdropping on a conversation between two friends at a cozy coffee shop, delving into the nitty-gritty of motherhood in the era of social media. Heather and Carol…
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Is a Single Income Household Worth the Sacrifice? | Bryan Smalley
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Bryan Smalley is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) with a BA from the University of Toledo and an MA from Bowling Green State University. With a focus on “taking the scary out of retirement planning”, Bryan helps his clients focus on all the joys of retirement. Living in New Jersey with his wife and their 4 children, Bryan brings to this episode …
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Christians Weren't Ready for the IVF Ruling Out of Alabama: A compassionate, Catholic take.
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A compassionate and loving deep dive into the back ground of this Supreme Court Ruling out of Alabama on IVF. It's a really hard conversation to have, it is. Because in this one it's not the baby haters against the baby lovers like we like to make the abortion debate about, it's people who - (mostly) rightly, beautifully, want to become parents and…
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Why Be Catholic? Choosing Catholicism as the One Among Many Churches
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In this episode of the Holy Hot Mess podcast, host Heather explores the question of why one should choose Catholicism over other belief systems. We need to be able to answer this question for ourselves, our children and in defense of the faith. With so many different sects of Christianity - how do you choose? She dives into the messiness of the Cat…
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Thriving in the Pews: Navigating Mass with Little Ones
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Thriving in the Pews: Navigating Mass with Little OnesEpisode Summary In this episode of the Holy Hot Mess Podcast, Heather takes on the challenging yet rewarding journey of attending Catholic Mass with small children. Drawing from her own experiences, Heather shares hard-earned wisdom, heartfelt stories, and practical tips for not just surviving b…
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Practical tips for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving when you’re pregnant or nursing and have got littles to care for during Lent. Simple (not easy!) ideas focused on mindfulness and drawing you closer to Jesus during this season of preparation. 🙏🏼 ✨Episode 62 is Ad Free on the Patreon app + bonus content✨ Patreon, Socials, Show Links etc. 🌱 Sarah's …
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Was your weekend relaxing? Nope. Chatting about how we do weekends, switching off with husbands, different combos of kids, activities or not, how to refresh when the grind never stops and how to make the weekend feel different, because a relaxing weekend with littles is not a thing 😂 Patreon, Socials, Show Links etc. 🌱 (Episode is ad free on Patre…
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Made Good: A Nourishing Conversation with The Catholic Nutritionist
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Made Good: A Nourishing Conversation with The Catholic NutritionistEpisode Summary: In this empowering episode of the Holy Hot Mess podcast, host Heather engages in a heart-to-heart conversation with insightful Flo, The Catholic Nutritionist, and host of the Made Good podcast. Together, they explore the profound journey of shifting perspectives fro…
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Episode Summary Welcome to the Holy Hot Mess podcast, where host Heather takes you on a journey into the heart of Lent, exploring its significance, traditions, and the profound impact it can have on our spiritual lives and why the Lord through the Church requires us to enter into this season. In this episode, Heather unravels the holy essence of Le…
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Submission in Real Life & Bethel Church Conversion Stories with Felisha
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Submission in Real Life & Bethel Church Conversion Stories with Felisha In this episode of the Holy Hot Mess Podcast, host Heather interviews Felicia Morisette, exploring her unique journey from being a lukewarm Catholic to a worship leader at Bethel Church and eventually returning to the traditional Catholic faith. The conversation delves into the…
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Weaning, Oversharing, & Vaginal Steam Bonus
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Annie sharing about weaning, then explaining vaginal steaming, then oversharing 🫣🤣 but we’re glad you’re here for it! 😆 Resources on Breastfeeding Happily: More on Vaginal Steaming from the midwives experts. Holistic Lactation- Herbs, Support and the best IG tidbits Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding: From the Nation's Leading Midwife The Womanly Art…
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Lukewarm to Liturgy: The Uncatechized Catholic's Journey from Mormonism to the Catholic Church
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Summary: In this episode of the Holy Hot Mess Podcast, as Heather engages in a candid conversation with Desirae, better known as The Uncatechized Catholic on Instagram. Desirae takes us on a compelling journey through her faith, from a lukewarm upbringing in Catholicism to a brief but wild detour into Mormonism, and ultimately finding her way back …
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With over 30 years of experience as a financial planner, Lance is one of the most experienced people in the Catholic Financial Planners Network. Lance is the Founder and CEO of Nautical Star Financial, whose name echoes Lance’s time in the Navy. In this episode, Lance tells Ben how he brings a Christian approach to financial planning - even praying…
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Navigating Periods of Solo Parenting with Faith and Joy
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This week, we've got a special episode with your host, Heather, who's bringing her unique perspective with over 10 years of on-and-off solo parenting, Catholic Military Wife experience. If you've ever found yourself navigating the parenting journey alone, buckle up for some real talk and genuine insights. Heather kicks things off by diving into the…
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Holy Sex and Intimacy: Love in the Catholic Bedroom with Ellen Holloway
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Ellen is a speaker and coach who specializes in sex and intimacy and is the host of Charting Toward Intimacy the #1 sex and intimacy podcast for Catholic women. Ellen has helped hundreds of Catholic women actually desire and enjoy good, holy sex with their husbands. She holds a certificate in the fundamentals of sex therapy from the Buehler Institu…
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Hear the behind the scenes action of the awesome Saints Alive podcast from co-founder Melissa Dee- we chatted with her about her role in the show, her kids’ names and patron saints, discernment with your spouse when desires differ, and how the Holy Spirit is always at work even when things feel really hard. 🎧 Saint Padre Pio Saints Alive Episode 📋 …
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Crafting Your Own Catholic Women's Rule of Life
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In this episode, Heather gets real about the struggles and benefits of creating a Rule of Life as a Catholic wife and mom. Just a woman just trying to keep it together, not doing too much, She's diving into the nitty-gritty of the book "A Mother's Rule of Life," giving it both a high-five and bit of a side-eye. But don't worry - this isn't your typ…
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Holistic Life Planning and Assembling a Board of Directors | Anthony Guzman
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Anthony specializes in holistic family planning with focus on early career and family, retirement transition, tax preparation, and real estate investing. Having always wanted to help as many people as possible, Anthony became a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) helping his clients with financial literacy - regardless of their wealth. In this episod…
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Our protocols for holiday travel/disruptions/sanity/teaching virtues- plus Sarah's updates regarding hair cuts and running, while Annie complains about chocolate Advent boxes- we’re chatting and catching up! LH Ovulation Strips Explained (Watch the whole thing if you're watching it, I beg of you) Ovulation Strips Amazon Good Brand (not a sponsorshi…
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In Episode 75 (!), we finally discuss the folklore of the city of New Orleans. We explore the legend of the Casket Girls and the Old Ursuline Convent (were they vampires / were they vampire smugglers / would you rather fight one normal-sized vampire or 500 mini vampires). Then, we discuss the origins and practices of Voodoo and, of course, Marie La…
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Letting that mom (or your mom) correct your kid, even if she does it “the wrong way,” we chat about accepting the help and advice we’re given - this is the village! Patreon, Socials, Show Links etc. 🌱 We'd LOVE to hear from you ✉️ laughsandlittles@gmail.com 10% your entire purchase at ChewsLife with the code LAUGHSANDLITTLES10…
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Inspired by the National Eucharistic Revival, we are chatting about our recent thoughts about the Eucharist, drawing from the Catechism and our time in Eucharistic Adoration. Patreon, Socials, Show Links etc. 🌱 We'd LOVE to hear from you ✉️ laughsandlittles@gmail.com 10% your entire purchase at ChewsLife with the code LAUGHSANDLITTLES10…
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Escaping the Paycheck to Paycheck Cycle | Phil Francois
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Phil joins us from Foundation Wealth Planning in Salina, Kansas. He’s also a member of the Catholic Financial Planner Network, integrating his faith with his financial practice. With 8 years experience at a large financial firm, Phil left to start his own practice about 2 years ago. One of his major focuses has been to help families and businesses …
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Whether you're preparing for your first confession, needing to get back into the rhythm, or just want to hear some funny and embarrassing (but not really, because it's all been done before!) confession stories, this one is for you and the full audio can be found on our Patreon. Our next episode on the topic of the Holy Eucharist comes out on Novemb…
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Getting Mom Strong! Postpartum Fitness with Brittany from Healthy Catholic Mom EP72
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Pelvic floor strengthening, Sarah’s love for cardio, feeling sore, the 80/20 balance and keeping alcohol, the uphill battle with fat loss goals and breastfeeding, and Halloween candy! This was a really fun conversation, we hope it motivates you to keep moving and exercising, and check out Brittany’s podcast and website for more! Healthy Catholic Mo…
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Episode 74: I Want to F*ck Jesus (And Now It's Everybody's Problem)
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This month, we discuss the Trier witch trials, one of the four largest witch trials in Germany–specifically, the appeals against the hysteria by priest Cornelius Loos. We also explore the medieval convent of Helfta, which in the 13th century was simultaneously home to some very important female scholars and mystics, including Saints Mechtild of Hac…
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